SCROLL OF HONOUR.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1933, 16 December 1913, Page 14

SCROLL OF HONOUR.

IN HONOURED REMEMBRANCE

AN INTERESTING MEMORIAL

Having been a seat of activity, in tho troublous days of the iuaori wars, the bones of many Imperial soldiers ■■ lieburied in this historic town, though long since dead, the departed bravo am ! not altogether unlionoured. On the brow of the hill in Queen s Gardens at tho head of Maria Placo is a memorial, which, if not a masterpiece or sculpture, is an interesting remembrancer ot those who fought and died in the struggle to colonise these islands. The memorial is an oblong block of concrete masonry on a baso of rough racks, and lying sprawled along the top is tho figure of a sleeping lion rniher well fashioned in concrete. 011 each end of the block are panels of marble, and there aro two panels on each of tho sides inscribed on. which aro tlioso who med 111 the wars at or near Wanganui. ■ ■ Tho first plate reads:— "In grateful memory of the sallaut officers and men of Her Majes- ■ ty'.s Imperial Army and Navy and ■ Colonial I'orces, who dieu m the----service of their country during tho . long wars with tho Natives of these ■ ■ islands, and who lio buried 111 or near this town, this monument was . crcctcd by thv inhabitants of IVa- ' ngamii, MDCCCXCJI. "Near this spot stood the Rut- . land block house, erected IP.4V- re- . moved ISS3." The names on the marble slabs .- read as follow:— :»'<■ 1817. Private JllO. M'Moran. sStii Regt. Private Wm. Webster. 08th Regt. Private Denis Neville, oSth ItegtPrivate Jll. Mooneye ooth Regiment- ■* Private Dl. Treakdowan. 58th Regt " Private Jo. Spratt, 60th R^gt. William Connolly, R.A. '.s Jolin Clatworthy, S. C. Scotthofpe. seamen H.M.S. Calliope. 1848. Sergt. Geo. Booth, 65th Regiment. Private Thos. Bartholomew, 63th Regt. Private Geo. M'Alister, 60th Regt. 1840. Private Henry John, 65th Regt! Private John Glynn, 65th Regt. ■ Private Patrick Moore, Goth Regt. 1 Private Thomas. 'Williams, 65th Regt. Private John W. Star, Goth R-egt. " 1850. Private William Lordon. Goth Regt, ' ' 1851. ■ Private Matthew, Both Regt. W"' ' 1852. '% Private John Ward, 65th Regt. 1854. Private William Clayton, 65th Regt. l Private John Snook, 65th llegt. Private D. 0. Curtis, Gsth Regt. .' ' 1855. Private Thomas Mansfield, 65th Regt.' Private John Wood, 11.13. 1857. Captain D. Bogelgette-e, 65th Regt. '"■ 1853. Lieut. Frank Wemyss, Gsth Regt.'-f-' 1861. Ensign Wm. Alexander, 65th Regt: ■■ Sergt. Frank Smith, 65th Regt. Private Win. Boulder, Gsih llegt.. Private Patrick Cooney, 65th Regt. 1862, Private Robert Matthews, 65th Regt. Private Patrick Muskell, BSth Regt. I'rivato Michael Connor, Goth llegt. 1863. Drummer Robt. Robertson, 57th Regt. Private John Andrews, 57th Regt. 1864. Sergt. Thomas Traynor, 57th Regt.- ... Private ICeefe, 57th Regt. I'rivato Michael Muleahy, 57th Regt. Private Mattiian* Fleming, 57th Regt l . Privato Patrick Sheelian, 57th Regt.. . ____ 1865. ' "• 1 "yy"., Lieut-. Malroy, R.IS. Lieut. Wi'liam Masterson. Lieut. Oct. R. Lawson, 18th Regt: Lieut. J. C. Jolinstone, 40th Regt. Ensign Geo. C. Jenkins, ISth Regt. Interpreter C. Broughton, Staff. Lanco-Corp. P. Coniin, 18th Regt. Private P. Connolly, 18th Regt. Private S. Hoathwood, 18th Regt. . Privato J. Brian, 18th Regt. Private F. Travors, 18th llegt. Private G. Sparks, 18th Regt. Privato Jonathan Fisher, 18th Regt. Privato J. Gould, 50th RegtPrivate G. E. Poole, 50th Regt. - Private S. Hargreaves, sth Hegt. ■ Private William Erwin, 50th llegt. Privato William Vine, 60th Regt. Private Wm. Land, 50th Regt. Private Michael -Murphy, 50th Regt. Private John llenny, 50th Regt, Privato Henry Paris, 50th Regt, Privato P. Richard, 50th Regt. (The last 17 were killed at Xukumaru and buried there.) Private John Loughlin, 18th Regt. (Royal Irish). Private E. Christopher, IStli Regt. Privato Thomas Dol( 18th Regt.' ■.■ Private Hugh Kilroy, 18th Regt. '■ Private Patrick Shea, 18th Regt. Privato Thomas Crossan, 18th Regt. Privato Charles Robinson, Gfith Regt. Corporal Michael Fee, 57th Regt. Private S. Pearce, 57th Regt. Privato Thos. Brady, 40th Regt. Private Thos. Noon, 14th Regt. Private Ed. Delaney, 14th Regt. Private J. Toomey, OSth- Regt. Privato Ed. Condon, 68th Regt. Private James O'Brien, Col. Forces. ' Private Jn. Hobson, Col. Forces. Ensign R. Whitfield, Col. Forces. 1866, Lieut-Col. John Hassard, 57th Regt-. Privato J. G. Costclloe-, 57th Regt. I'rivato J. Harrity, 57th Regt. Privato John Bryan, OSth ftegt. Private S. Wellesley, 28th R-egt. Private John Brennan, 14th Regt. Privato Jas. Saddler, sth Fusiliers. Private John Laycock, R.A. • y. Private J. Barnet, R.A. Privato S. Adams, R.A, Private Wm. Stone, R.A. Sergt. F. do C. Duff, Col. Forces. Privato R. Malcolm, Col. Forces. Private M. Hegerty, Col. Forces. .- Private C. Henley, Col. Forces. Private H. Econcmdes, Col. Forces. ■ Private C. Grcon, Col. Forces. Private J. Corrigan, 18th Regt. Private Patrick Sheridan, 18th Regt. ■ Private Thos. Prcndeville, 18th Regt. 1868. Private R. Brown, 18th Regt. The following killed at Moturoa: — Major Win. M. Hunter, Col. Forces. Sergt. E. Kerwin, Col. Forces. Captain C. N. Stockfish, Col. Forces. Privato F. S. Rogers, Col. Forces. I'rivato S. Brown, .Col. Forces. Privato W. Lees, Col. Forces. Private G. Satlor, Col. Forces. : Privato Jas. Kelly (died 1870). Private C. Eastwood, Col. Form, Privato I'. Norman, Col. Forces. >';/ Privato Nogns, Col. Forces. Private W. Nicholls, Col. Forces. Private. 1). Urquert, Col. Forces. ■ Private R. Thompson, Col. Forces'./iy Private J. Devon, Col. Forces. ' r: - I'rivnto \V. Keneally. Col. Fom>t Private S. Bremor, Cot. Foroi-s. At Ngnto 0 te Jiana I—.1 —. - Lieut. H. B. Hunter. Private R. Wallace. Place unknown: — Privato T. St|iiirs. Private T. Cole. At Nukuinarit: — - - V . Sergt. G. Maxwell. At Wairoa.",J"! Corporal T. Collins. ; J r At Okotuku: — Private .U. Glennon. i80i), , ; y...'y.- : ; ;®| At ICai Iwi: — ..' 1 -i -i .'s Private T. M'Kenzie, CVii. Forces. : . Private T. Cummins, Col, Forccß.vfS;?;i:; At Kamkii Sorgt. Mouzios, Coi. Torooj,

Corp. G. Horapool, Col. Forces. I'm ate C BoUe, Col Toites Private J. Banks,;Coi. Forces. : /:'v iPrivato 'SiS Private.3l." Glover, Col. I'orces; .■/; •-1 Private^!.^Honie;;,Col, Forces;:'. ,;lsf were ' 10lr.ovcil'ui ihis (?p;>t, 19lh March. 1802;'/ are \, tho U'VATptih.v nioni<)i'y.;-:<.i ; His Miijofty's Pi- ivatorß:Slsriglit;s( 19G0 S ,fiJq7 1 Iff; K I'ri v.i to J.: Donavan • (i9l (!).' ,;71 Is k egt•' Corp. 11. J. Hi'iil.(!9l!V Goth He;;!. . Private A^b'Comi6p:(lUll);:Golh..J'cgt;; Farrier-,M. ,J.>l'ark: (il)ll)' Will ■V'v>llcgt^,((;renidier.:Giiards).'.l7^|S'^%i;